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» MarkAntonie - Help me cheer up my fish

I recently got my first oscar. He or we assume he's a he) is a tiger oscar, and hes only a baby, so of course very small. I knew already that he would probably sulk when brought home. he's in a 55G tank, and the temp. pretty consistently 78 Degrees F. Hes by himself except for a yabbie lobster. However it's been two weeks, and he still does not patrol the tank or seem very active at all. I've been feeding him, but he doesnt seem very interested in food. He wont go after flakes, he waits til they float to the bottom, and eats a little bit here and there. He lies on his side, and has picked out hiding spots in the tank, that he doesn't leave if you're watching. I was just wondering if it was normal for an oscar to sulk for this long and any suggestions on how to get him more active would be appreciated.
Thanks

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» Douglas DuHamel - Help me cheer up my fish

In response to Help me cheer up my fish posted by MarkAntonie:
No this is not a normal, oscars are usually fairly active. Ill see what I can come up with for you, to help make him a happy camper.Try this link you may find what your looking for.http://www.fishforums.net/lofiversion/in...

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» telsakosobudzki - Help me cheer up my fish

In response to Help me cheer up my fish posted by MarkAntonie:

I am having the same problem with my two new Tiger Oscars. Did you end up getting the answers to your question? Do you have any ideas for me? How did you make out with your Oscar?

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» Douglas DuHamel - Help me cheer up my fish

In response to Help me cheer up my fish posted by telsakosobudzki:

Without knowing: what type of fish do you have them in with? How large are your fish or your ph and a lot of other questions? Its really hard to give you good answer.

If you would care to e mail me I could give you a list of the questions and maybe we can figure out whats going on.
Thanks Doug

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» dawgzangelzyn - Help me cheer up my fish

In response to Help me cheer up my fish posted by telsakosobudzki:

My Oscars do not like flakes. They really like the jumbo cichlid sticks. Also how many oscars do you have in the tank? I have two, and I had to separate them. My tiger wasn't growing very fast and was very timid. Once I put the devider in, my tiger became active, and grew in leaps and bound. To stimulate eating, get a can of freeze dried brine shrimp and krill. It is good for them, and may awaken the aggressive playful side you like.

-- posted by dawgzangelzyn

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